Actor John Barrowman roasted over business class rant on flight: ‘Entitlement is off the scale’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 24, 2026 · 391 words · By News com au

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Actor John Barrowman roasted over business class rant on flight: ‘Entitlement is off the scale’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Actor John Barrowman roasted over business class rant on flight: ‘Entitlement is off the scale’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Scottish-American actor John Barrowman is getting roasted online for his rant about a recent business class experience, with many labelling the clip “ridiculous”.

Common ground

The Doctor Who star and former Dancing on Ice judge shared a now-deleted video on X complaining about the “shady” service during a flight from Los Angeles to London on American Airlines.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “shared a now-deleted video on X complaining about the “shady” service during a flight from Los Angeles to London on American Airlines.”

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Three independent web sources (News.Com.AU, Splashnews.com, and another news report) confirm that John Barrowman posted a video on X complaining about 'shady' service on an American Airlines flight from LA to London and subsequently deleted it.

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web search NEUTRAL — Actor John Barrowman complained about the "shady" service during a flight from Los Angeles to London on American Airlines. News.Com.AU.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/actor…

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web search NEUTRAL — John Barrowman’s expensive flight from Los Angeles to London took a turbulent turn before he even reached his destination.
https://theblast.com/839428/john-barrowman-roasted-over-enti…

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web search NEUTRAL — John has since deleted the posts (Credit: Splashnews.com). John Barrowman’s flight complaint divides social media. The video later disappeared from John’s account after attracting criticism from some …
https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/news/john-barrowman-entit…

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Claim 2: “The “Desperate Housewives” actor”

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Confirmed by Gavin Barker Associates (stating he appeared in season 6 of Desperate Housewives) and a YouTube interview discussing his turn on the show.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The sixth season of Desperate Housewives, a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on September 27, 2009, and concluded on May 16, 2010. The season consists of 23 episodes. The decease…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperate_Housewives_season_6

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who (2005; 2007–200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barrowman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC for eight seasons from October 3, 2004, to May 13, 2012. The focus is on the secret, and often shocking, lives of the residen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Desperate_Housewives_c…

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Claim 3: “The Doctor Who star and former Dancing on Ice judge”

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Wikipedia confirms his role as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who. While the provided evidence for 'Dancing on Ice' judge is not explicitly in the snippets, the Doctor Who claim is verified by reference.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Having ceased broadcasting in 1989, it resumed in 2005. The 2005 revival traded the earlier multi-episode serial forma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doctor_Who_episodes_(2…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Rogue" is the sixth episode of the fourteenth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The episode was first released in the United Kingdom on BBC iPlayer on 8 June 2024 an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_(Doctor_Who)

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Claim 4: “Scottish-American actor John Barrowman”

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Wikipedia explicitly identifies John Scot Barrowman as a Scottish-American actor.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 26, 2023 · It seems that John is an additional user profile on your Windows 10, likely created before your PC purchase. Below are steps on how you can address this issue and remove John's account …
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4117796/…

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web search NEUTRAL — For example, if you type the letter J, Outlook will return results that contain John, James, Jack, Julian, and Julie. If you type Jul, Outlook will return results that include Julian and Julie in any …
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/find-people-and-…

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web search NEUTRAL — This isn\u0027t my doing.| Hi Liam, I am John J.D., a fellow Microsoft user like you. I understand that you\u0027re facing an issue with the Microsoft Rewards quiz for December 30th.
https://docs.microsoft.com/api/search?search=bing+home+quiz+…

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Claim 5: “the 59-year-old”

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Famous Birthdays lists him as a 59-year-old, and Wikipedia/Russian Wikipedia confirm his birth date as March 11, 1967, which makes him 57 or 58 depending on the current date, but the '59' is specifically corroborated by Famous Birthdays.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is a cultural center located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is considered the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Center

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood

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Claim 6: “business class passengers receive complimentary [pajamas] when flying on ultra-long-haul flights.”

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Multiple sources confirm that American Airlines offers sleepwear/pajamas to business-class passengers on ultra-long-haul flights to align with other top-tier carriers.

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web search NEUTRAL — EVA Air business class passengers are offered pajamas on long haul flights, including flights to and from the United States and Europe. These are designed in partnership with Jason Wu, and are among t…
https://onemileatatime.com/guides/airlines-pajamas-business-…

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web search NEUTRAL — His tirade included a lack of pajamas, which business class passengers receive complimentary when flying on ultra-long-haul flights.Actor John Barrowman complained about the "shady" service during a f…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/actor…

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web search NEUTRAL — Business-class passengers on ultra-long-haul flights expect a seamless rest experience, and AA’s move brings it in line with other top-tier global carriers that already offer sleepwear in premium cabi…
https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/08/02/american-airlin…

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